Text of the statement by Mohammad Reza Zonouzi-Motlaq, owner of Tractor Club "Mr. Taj either has the ability to manage Iranian football, or if he does not, he should step down. If this trend is to continue, Tractor Club will find no reason to be in this league.

Football that cannot be managed fairly should be closed down altogether.Tractor Club does not spend money so that some people can achieve their own interests through mismanagement, and in return, our fans are targeted by ethnic slogans; slogans that are either met with silence from the federation or are sometimes ignored by its organs. This behavior is unacceptable. From refereeing engineering to many of the planning, everything is proceeding as if it were designed against Tractor.

Perhaps some technical incidents can be overlooked, but never ethnic insults. Neither I nor the Tractor fans will ever get over this issue. It is unfortunate that Tractor is facing unprecedented fines for an insult against an individual, but last season, in various stadiums, Tractor, its players, and most importantly, the Turkish people of Iran were subjected to ethnic insults, and the federation did not take any serious action. This double treatment is a clear example of injustice.

The people who are being disrespected today are the same people who stood by Iran throughout history, in the eight-year war and even in this twelve-day war, when Tabriz suffered the most attacks. From the hearts of these people, generals such as martyrs Bakiri and Bagheri arose; just as all the tribes of dear Iran have played a role in defending this land. My address to Mr. Taj and all those present in the Football Federation is that they should not think that Tractor is a patchwork of Iranian football. This mismanagement, unintentionally or consciously, is fueling divisions among the country's ethnic groups. If you are unable to rectify this situation, hand over responsibility. Either this football will be rectified, or the Tractor Club will withdraw and take legal and international steps, including FIFA, to assert its rights. The ethnic groups of this country are tired of ethnic slogans and can no longer tolerate these conditions.

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Statement by Mohammad Reza Zonouzi-Motlaq - Owner of Tractor Club

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